Dimensions and section properties for HSS6X0.280

Structural sectional properties for a HSS6X0.280 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeHSS
Section NameNameHSS6X0.280
Cross Sectional AreaA4.69 in2
Section Depthd6 in
Flange thicknesstf0.28 in
Web thicknesstw0.28 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx2.03 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry2.03 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx19.3 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy19.3 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx6.45 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy6.45 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx8.57 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy8.57 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ38.7 in4
Self Weight of sectionWeight17.12 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeHSS
Section NameNameHSS6X0.280
Cross Sectional AreaA3026 mm2
Section Depthd152 mm
Flange thicknesstf7.1 mm
Web thicknesstw7.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx52 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry52 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx8000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy8000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx106000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy106000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx140000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy140000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ16108000 mm4
Self Weight of sectionWeight25 kg/m

Note: Metric units have been converted from tabulated imperial values and rounded to a reasonable number of significant figures.

A HSS6X0.280 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the HSS - Hollow Structural Sections category. The height and width of the section are 6 in (152 mm) and 6 in (152 mm) respectively. It weighs 17.12 lb/ft (25 kg/m) and has a cross sectional area of 4.69 in2 (3026 mm2).

The section has a tensile yield capacity of:

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The section has a flexural plastic moment capacity of:

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The section has a flexural elastic moment capacity of:

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